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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1536 
1 May 2007 
 (07-1782) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Squash, winter, pumpkin, radish, roots, tops, turnip, roots, tops, rutabaga, 
roots, tops, and hops, dried cones  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of  the notified document:  NOTICE.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (available in English, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to amend existing regulations by 
establishing tolerances for residues of the he rbicide dimethenamid in or on the food 
commodities squash, winter at 0.01 ppm; pumpkin at 0.01 ppm; radish, roots at 0.01 ppm; 
radish, tops at 0.01 ppm; turnip, roots at 0.01 ppm; turnip, tops at 0.01 ppm; rutabaga, roots 
at 0.01 ppm; rutabaga, tops at 0.01 ppm; and hops, dried cones 0.05 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
4 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number  64) Notices Page 16352-16356;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6047.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1536 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 4 May 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0116. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X  ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United 
States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250. Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202- 690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov